Ty Linton6-2 • 235 • LinebackerMatthews, N.C. • Charlotte Christian SchoolEnrolled at NC State for the 2014 spring semester ... Originally signed with North Carolina in 2010, and was recruited by Dave Doeren when he was at Wisconsin ... Elected to sign a pro baseball contract with Arizona instead, as the Diamondbacks drafted Linton in the 14th round and offered him a $1.25 million dollar signing bonus ... Coached by Jason Estep at Charlotte Christian School ... Started on both sides of the ball and helped lead Charlotte Christian to the NCSIAA 11-man Division I championship game as a senior ... Named to the NCISAA Division I all-state team three times ... Recorded 12 sacks on defense ... Ran for 542 yards and seven touchdowns on 118 carries on offense ... Also led Christian to the baseball NCISSA 3A state championship as a junior ...Coming out of high school, was ranked as the No. 25 player in North Carolina and the No. 63 linebacker in the country by Rivals.com and was ranked as the No. 27 outside linebacker in the country by ESPN.com.